Daily Quiz | On American Space Shuttle programme
The Hindu
STS-135, the final mission of the American Space Shuttle programme, was launched on this date in 2011. A quiz on the 30-year-old programme run by NASA
Q: STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of the shuttle programme, was launched on April 12, 1981. What is the significance of the date and what does STS expand to?
A: It was the 20th anniversary of the first human spaceflight; STS expands as Space Transportation System.
Q: Of the six orbiters built for flight, one was retired after the completion of critical testing. Name the craft named after a famous spacecraft from a cult TV series.
A: Enterprise
Q: Name the other five orbiters that actually went to space.
A: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour
Q: Why are January 28, 1986, and February 1, 2003 significant in the history of the Space Shuttle?
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